Michigan

Emergency personnel stage at a private road entrance at 66th St. and 144th Ave. Rescuers responded to a report of a possible drowning in Lake Michigan between Laketown Beach and Castle Park in Allegan County Thursday afternoon.
( Mark Copier | MLive.com )

LAKETOWN TOWNSHIP, MI -- A 34-year-old Holland man died Thursday after he either jumped or dove into shallow water and was pulled to shore by his daughter, Michigan State Police said.

Police identified the victim as Nathan John Luna. He was pronounced dead about 7:15 p.m. Thursday, July 18, at Holland Hospital.

Luna was on a boat with three children in about three feet of water when he either dove or jumped out. It wasn't immediatly known how he was injured or what was the cause of death in the accident that happened about 5:45 p.m.

Authorities were told that Luna struggled in the water and was pulled to shore by his daughter, who is 6 years old, bystanders said.